Find those among your people who have the spiritual gifts of helps, compassion or giving.

• Mobilize them, and others who want to help them, to meet the needs of those who are suffering.
• Don't merely look at people in poverty; deal as well with those who suffer from broken homes, fears, loneliness, illness, handicaps, disappointment and grief.
• Go to all of these and deal with their needs in a practical way.
• Do not simply give money or anything else to people in chronic poverty; this causes them to become dependent, condemning them to worse poverty with loss of dignity and drive. Help them get training for jobs, or find employment.

Find in James 1:27 the essence of pure religion.

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T&M Student Activity Guide page 15a

For developing a Christian perspective for social responsibility, Leadership Handbooks of Practical Theology, 1992, Editor, James D. Berkley, Volume 2, Section 11

Determine the best way to organize to deal with the needy.

• If your people meet in small groups, then help the groups to meet the practical needs they have.
• Survey the groups to learn who have special gifts, abilities, and testimonials that they can draw on to aid with others in need.
• Urge your people to report needs to the church leaders, who can find people who can meet those needs.